Don, > Based on information I received from Wayne, I do believe that > K3 ACC pin 7 is now dedicated to TX INH. There were complication > in sharing it. If the change is not in the firmware version you > are using, it will be with a forthcoming update. In other words, > it cannot be used for XVTR ON.
It appears that one can use pin 7 for "XVTR ON" if it is not being used for INH (at least that's the case with FW 2.02). If CONFIG:TX INH is OFF, pin 7 will be 5.0 V when the K3 is on and will work for XVTR power control. If CONFIG:TX INH is set to either LO = INH or HI = INH, pin 7 can not be used (reliably) for XVTR power control. 73, ... Joe, W4TV > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Don Wilhelm > Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 3:21 PM > To: Ian J Maude > Cc: [email protected]; Bud Governale, W3LL > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Transverter Control Cable > > > Ian, > > Based on information I received from Wayne, I do believe that > K3 ACC pin 7 is now dedicated to TX INH. There were complication > in sharing it. If the change is not in the firmware version you > are using, it will be with a forthcoming update. In other words, > it cannot be used for XVTR ON. The +12 volt output from the back > of the K3 should do nicely even though it means "Y"ing out one > of the cable wires. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > Ian J Maude wrote: > > Bud Governale, W3LL wrote: > >> I'd like to make up a K3 Transverter control cable. > >> > >> Which pins of the Elecraft Transverter J6 DB-9 connector are > >> connected to which pins of the K3 AUX I/O? > >> > > XV DB9 K3 DB15 > > > > Pin Pin > > > > 1 ground 5 > > 6 auxbus 2 > > 8 XVTR ON 7 > > 9 PTT 10 > > > > I hope that makes sense :) > > > > 73 Ian > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [email protected] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
